Career Opportunities and Job Search Resources

Tenure Track Positions

• Boston University, Assistant Professor in East Asian History/Studies
  • Application deadline: October 8, 2023
• Boston University Assistant Professor in East Asian Modern Buddhism
  • Application due: October 14, 2023
• Fairfield University: Assistant Professor of Religious Studies
  • Application deadline: November 3, 2023
• Kenyon College, Assistant Professor of East Asian History/Studies
  • Application deadline: October 15, 2023
• Ludwig Maximillian University of Munich: Professor of Japanese Studies
  • Application deadline: November 9, 2023
• Rice University, Assistant Professor of South Asia Studies
  • Application deadline: November 15, 2023
• University of Southern California, Assistant Professor in Premodern Korean Studies
  • Application deadline: December 1, 2023
• University Of Utah, Assistant or Associate Professor in Buddhist Studies
  • Application deadline: November 1, 2023

Non-Tenure Track, Visiting Assistant Professor, Instructor, and Adjunct Positions

• Harvard Divinity School, Research Associate and Visiting Faculty in Women's Studies in Religion Program
  • Application deadline: October 15, 2023
• University of Colorado, Boulder, Full-time Instructor in Asian History/Studies
  • Application deadline: May 5, 2024
• University of Hong Kong, Non-tenure Track Professor in Tibetan Buddhist Studies in the Center of Buddhist Studies
  • Application deadline: November 10, 2023

Postdoctoral Fellowships

• Academia Sinica Postdoctoral Scholar Program
  • The program is open for applications twice a year: the first round between August 1 – September 1, and the second round between January 15 – March 1
• Austrian Academy of Sciences: Postdoctoral Researcher in Chinese Buddhist Philosophy
  • Application deadline: December 1, 2023
• Columbia University: Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • Application due: December 15, 2023
• Fulbright US Scholar Program: Postdoctoral Opportunities Abroad
  • Application deadline: September 15, 2023
• Hamilton College Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies
  • Application due: December 15, 2023
• Harvard Divinity School Post-Doctoral Fellowship in Buddhist Ministry
  • Application due: February 23, 2024
    • Application due : December 15, 2023
• University of Southern California Society of Fellows in the Humanities: 2024-26 Postdocoral Fellows in the Humanities
  • Application due: November 27, 2023

Other Opportunities

• International Visitors Program short-term residencies for international scholars 
  • Administered by the Stanford Humanities Center and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. For further information, see International Visitors Program.

Job Databases

• H-Net Job Guide
• Inside Higher Ed Careers
• The Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs
• Times Higher Education Jobs

Application Material Resources

• The Professor Is In: Guidance for All Things PhD, Graduate School, Job Market, and Careers